- Modern: 1 d4 g6 2 c4 Bg7 3 e4
A. 3...d6 4 Nc3
B. 3...c5 4 Nf3
C. 3...Nc6 4 Nf3
D. 3...c6 4 Nc3
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8 games, 1974-2017 - Petrov Defense-white wins
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nxe5
A. 3...d6
B. 3...Nxe4?
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10 games, 1620-2018 - Philidor Defense-White wins
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4
A. 3...exd4 4 Nxd4;
A1. 4...Nf6 5 Nc3;
A2. 4...g6 5 Nc3;
A3. 4...Nc6 5 Bb5;
A4. 4...Be7 5 Nc3;
B. 3...Nf6 4 dxe5 Nxe4 5 Qd5;
C. 3...Nbd7 4 Bc4;
C1. 4...c6 5 0-0;
C2. 4...Be7 5 dxe5;
C3. 4...h6 5 dxe5;
C4. 4...exd4 5 Nxd4;
D. 3...Nc6 4 Bb5
E. 3...Bg4 4 Bc4
F. 3...f5 4 dxe5 fxe4 5 Ng5
G. 3...Qe7 4 dxe5
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32 games, 1885-2017 - Pirc/Modern-150 Attack-White wins
1 e4 d6 2 d4 Nf6 3 Nc3 g6 4 Be3
A. 4...Bg7 5 Qd2
A1. 5...c6 6 f3
A2. 5...0-0 6 f3
A3. 5...Ng4 6 Bg5
A4. 5...Nbd7 6 6 f3
B. 4...c6 5 Qd2
B1. 5...b5 6 f3
B2. 5...Bg7
B3. 5...Nbd7 6 Nf3
C. 4...a6 5 h3
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21 games, 1950-2019 - Polish Opening: 1 b4-Black wins
Also known as the Sokolsky.
1 b4 e5
A. 2 Bb2 Bxb4 3 Bxe5 Nf6
A1. 4 c4 0-0 5 Nf3 d5 6 e3 Re8
A2. 4 Nf3 0-0
A2a. 5 e3 d5 6 c4 Re8
A2b. 5 a3 Ba5 6 e3 d5
A3. 4 e3 0-0 5 Nf3 d5 6 Bb2 c5
B. 2. a3 g6 3 Bb2 Bg7
B1. 4 Nf3 d6 5 e3 f5 6 c4 Nf6
B2. 4 e3 d6 5 g4 Bd7 6 Bg2 Bc6
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7 games, 1995-2016 - QGD: Albin Countergambit-Black wins
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e5
A. 3 dxe5 d4
A1. 4 Nf3 Nc6
A1a. 5 g3 Nge7
A1b. 5 Nbd2 Nge7
A1c. 5 a3 Nge7
A2. 4 a3 Nc6
A3. 4 e4 Nc6
A4. 4 e3? Bb4+ 5 Bd2 dxe3 (Lasker Trap)
B. 3 e3 Nc6
B1. 4 dxe5 d4
B2. 4 cxd5 Qxd5
C. 3 cxd5 Qxd5
C1. 4 Nf3 e4 5 Nc3 Bb4
C2. 4 Nc3 Qxd4 5 Qxd4 exd4
C3. 4 e3 exd4 (5 exd4; 5 Qxd4 Qxd4 6 exd4)
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18 games, 1900-2016 - QGD: Albin Countergambit-White wins
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e5 3 dxe5 d4 4 Nf3
A. 4...Nc6 5 g3
A1. 5...Nge7 6 Bg2 Ng6 7 Bg5 Qd7
A2. 5...Bg4 6 Bg2 Qd7 7 0-0 0-0-0
A3. 5...Be6 6 Nbd2 Qd7 7 Bg2 Be7
A4. 5...Bf5 6 Bg2 Qd7 7 0-0 0-0-0
B. 4...c5 5 e3 Nc6 6 exd4 cxd4 7 Bd3 Nge7
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5 games, 1920-2004 - QGD: Austrian Defense, 2...c5- White wins
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c5 3 cxd5
A. 3...Nf6 4 Nf3 cxd4 5 Qxd4 Qxd5 6 Nc3 Qxd4;
B. 3...Qxd5 4 Nf3 cxd4 5 Nc3 Qa5 6 Nxd4 Nf6 7 Bd2;
C. 3...cxd4 4 Qa4+ Qd7 5 Qxd4 e6 6 Nc3 Nf6
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3 games, 1956-2012 - QGD: Baltic Defense, 2...Bf5- White wins
1 d4 d5 2 c4 Bf5 3 cxd5
A. 3...Bxb1 4 Qa4+
A1. 4...c6 5 dxc6 Nxc6 6 Rxb1
A1a. 6...e5 7 Bb2
A1b. 6...Qxd4 7 Qxd4
A2. 4...Qd7 5 Qxd7+ Nxd7 6 Rxb1 Ngf6 7 g3
B. 3...Qxd5 4 Nc3 Qa5 5 Nf3 e6 6 Bd2 Bb4 7 e4
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5 games, 1906-1995 - QGD: Cambridge Springs Variation-Black wins
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bg5 Nbd7 5 Nf3 (Elephant Trap: 5 cxd5 exd5 6 Nxd5?? Nxd5 7 Bxd8 Bb4+ 8 Qd2 Bxd2+ 9 Kxd2 Kxd8) 5...c6 6 e3 Qa5
A. 7 Nd2 Bb4 8 Qc2 0-0 (Trap: 9 Bd3?? dxc4! 10 Bxf6 cxd3! 11 Qxd3 Nxf6)
B. 7 cxd5 Nxd5
C. 7 Bxf6
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13 games, 1928-2017 - QGD: Chigorin-Black wins
1 d4 d5 2 c4 Nc6
A. 3 Nf3 Bg4
A1. 4 cxd5 Bxf3
A2. 4 Nc3 e6
A3. 4 e3 e5
A4. 4 Qa4 Bxf3
B. 3 cxd5 Qxd5
B1. 4 e3 e5
B2. 4 Nf3 e5
B3. 4 Nc3 Qxd4
C. 3 Nc3 e5 (3...dxc4*)
C1. 4 cxd5 Nxd4
C2. 4 e3 exd4
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17 games, 1896-2018 - QGD: Chigorin-White wins
1 d4 d5 2 c4 Nc6 3 Nc3
A. 3...dxc4 4 d5
A1. 4...Ne5 5 f4
A1a. 5...Nd7 6 e4 Nb6 7 a4
A1b. 5...Ng4 6 e4 e5 7 f5
A2. 4...Na5 5 Bf4 Bd7 6 e4 e6 7 dxe6
B. 3...Nf6 4 Nf3 dxc4 5 e3
B1. 5...e5 6 Bxc4 exd4 7 exd4
B2. 5...Bg4 6 Bxc4 e6 7 Bb5
B3. 5...e6 6 Bxc4 Bd6 7 e4
B4. 5...Na5 6 Qa4+ c6 7 b4
C. 3...e6 4 Nf3
C1. 4...Nf6 5 Bg5 Be7 6 e3 0-0 7 Rc1
C2. 4...Bb4 5 e3 Nf6 6 Qc2 0-0 7 Bd3
D. 3...e5 4 cxd5 Nxd4 5 e3 Nf5 6 Nf3 Bd6 7 Bb5+
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10 games, 1902-2017 - QGD: Marshall Defense: 3 cxd5-White wins
1 d4 Nf6 (1...d5 2 c4 Nf6) 2 c4 d5 3 cxd5
A. 3...Nxd5
A1. 4 e4
A1a. 4...Nf6 5 Nc3 e6 6 Bg5 Be7 7 Nf3
A1b. 4...Nb6 5 Nc3 (5...g6 6 Nf3 Bg4 7 Be3; 5...Nc6 6 Nf3 Bg4 7 d5)
A2. 4 Nf3
A2a. 4...g6 5 e4 Nf6 6 Nc3 Bg7 7 h3
A2b. 4...Bf5 5 Qb3 e6 6 Nc3 Nc6 7 e4
A2c. 4...Nc6 5 e4 Nb6 6 Nc3 Bg4 7 d5
A2d. 4...e6 5 e4 Bb4+ 6 Bd2 Bxd2+ 7 Qxd2
B. 3...Qxd5 4 Nc3
B1. 4...Qd8 5 Nf3 Bf5 6 Qb3 Qc8 7 Bf4
B2. 4...Qa5 5 e3 e6 6 Bd3 Bb4 7 Ne2
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10 games, 1922-2017 - QGD: Nimzo-Indian Defense-top 3 lines-Black wins
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4
A. 4 e3 (Rubinstein Var.) 4...O-O
A1. 5 Bd3 d5
A1a. 6 Nf3 dxc4
A1b. 6 Ne2 dxc4
A1c. 6 cxd5 exd5
A1d. 6 a3 Bxc3+
A2. 5 Nge2 d5
A2a. 6 a3 Be7
A2b. 6 cxd5 exd5
A3. 5 Nf3 d5
A4. 5 a3 Bxc3+
A5. 5 Bd2 d5
A6. 5 Qc2 d5
B. 4 Qc2 (Classical Var.) 4...0-0
B1. 5 a3 Bxc3+
B2. 5 Nf3 c5
B2a. 6 dxc5 Na6
B2b. 6 e3 b6
B2c. 6 a3 Bxc3+
B2d. 6 Bg5 h6
B3. 5 e4 c5
B3a. 6 e5 Ne8
B3b. 6 a3 Qa5
B4. 5 Bg5 h6
B4a. 6 Bh4 c5
B4b. 6 Bxf6 Qxf6
B4c. 6 h4 d5
C. 4 Nf3 b6
C1. 5 Bg5 Bb7
C2. 5 e3 Bb7
C2a. 6 Bd3 Ne4
C2b. 6 Bd2 Bb7
C3. 5 Qb3 c5
C4. 5 Qc2 Bb7
C4a. 6 a3 Bxc3+
C4b. 6 Bg5 h6
C5. 5 Bd2 Bb7
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42 games, 1927-2018 - QGD: Nimzo-Indian: Kmoch & minor lines-black win
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4
D. 4 f3 (Kmoch Variation) 4...c5
D1. 5 d5 0-0
D2. 5 a3 Bxc3+
E. 4 a3 (Saemisch Variation) 4...Bxc3+ 5 bxc3 c5
E1. 6 e3 Nc6
E2. 6 e4 Qa5
E3. 6 f3 d5
E4. 6 Nf3 0-0
F. 4 Bg5 (Leningrad Variation) 4...c5
F1. 5 d5 h6
F2. 5 Nf3 0-0
G. 4 g3 (Romanishin Variation) 4...d5
G1. 5 Nf3 dxc4
G2. 5 Bg2 0-0
G3. 5 cxd5 exd5
H. 4 Qb3 (Spielmann Variation) 4...c5
H1. 5 dxc5 Nc6
H1a. 6 Nf3 Ne4
H1b. 6 Bg5 h6
H2. 5 Nf3 d5
I. 4 Bd2 0-0
I1. 5 Nf3 b6
I2. 5 e3 d5
I2a. 6 Nf3 b6
I2b. 6 Bd3 c5
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22 games, 1934-2018 - QGD: Slav-White wins
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3;
A. 3...Nf6 4 Nc3;
A1. 4...e6 (Semi-Slav);
A2. 4...dxc4 5 a4
A2a. 5...Bf5 6 e3
A2b. 5...e6 6 e4 Bb4
A2c. 5...a5 6 e4 Bg4 7 Be3
A3. 4...a6 5 e3 b5 6 b3 Bg4
A4. 4...Bf5? 5 cxd5 cxd5 6 Qb3!
B. 3...e6 4 e3 Bd6 (4...Nf6, Semi-Slav);
B1. 5 Bd3 f5;
B2. 5 b3 f5;
C. 3...dxc4 4 e3;
C1. 4...Be6 5 Nc3 Nf6 6 Ng5 Qc8 7 e4;
C2. 4...b5 5 a4 c6 6 axb5 cxb5 7 b3;
C3. 4...Bg4 5 Bxc4 e6 6 h3 Bh5 7 Nc3.
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20 games, 1929-2018 - QGD: Tarrasch Defense
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5 (D32) 4 cxd5 exd5 5 Nf3 Nc6 6 g3 (D33) 6...Nf6 7 Bg2 Be7 (D34)
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15 games, 1907-1988 - Queen's Gambit, Accepted, 3. Nf3-White wins
1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 3 Nf3;
A. 3...Nf6 4 e3;
A1. 4...e6 5 Bxc4;
A1a. 5...c5 6 0-0 (6...a6 7 a4; 6...Nc6 7 Qe2);
A1b. 5...a6 6 0-0 b5 7 Bb3;
A2. 4...Bg4 5 Bxc4 e6 6 Nc3 Nc6 7 h3;
A3. 4...a6 5 Bxc4 b5 6 Bd3 Bb7 7 a3;
A4. 4...c5 5 Bxc4 e6 6 0-0 a6 7 Qe2;
A5. 4...g6 5 Bxc4 Bg7 6 0-0 0-0 7 a3;
B. 3...a6 4 e3;
B1. 4...Nf6 5 Bxc4 e6 6 0-0;
B2. 4...Bg4 5 Bxc4 e6 6 Qb3;
B3. 4...e6 5 Bxc4 c5 6 0-0;
B4. 4...b5 5 a4 Bb7 6 b3;
C. 3...e6 4 e3;
C1. 4...Nf6 5 Bxc4 c5 6 0-0 a6;
C1a. 7 Bb3;
C1b. 7 a4;
C2. 4...c5
D. 3...c6 4 e3;
D1. 4...Nf6 5 Bxc4 e6 6 0-0 Be7 7 Nc3;
D2. 4...b5 5 a4 e6 6 axb5 cxb5 7 b3;
E. 3...c5 4 e3;
E1. 4...e6 5 Bxc4 Nf6 6 0-0 a6 7 e4;
E2. 4...Bg4 5 Bxc4 e6 6 Qa4+ Nd7 7 Ne5.
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19 games, 1902-2018 - Queen's Indian-Kasparov/Petrosian Var.-Black win
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 b6 4 a3
A. 4...Bb7
A1. 5 Nc3 d5
A1a. 6 cxd5 Nxd5
A1b. 6 Bg5 Be7
A1c. 6 Qc2 dxc4
A1d. 6 Qa4+ Qd7
A1e. 6 e3 Be7
A1f. 6 Bf4 Bd6
A2. 5 Bf4 Bd6
A3. 5 e3 Be7
A4. 5 Bg5 Be7
B. 4...Ba6
B1. 5 Qc2 Bb7 6 Nc3 c5
B1a. 7 e4
B1b. 7 dxc5
B1c. 7 d5
B1d. 7 e3
B2. 5 e3 d5
B2a. 6 Nbd2
B2b. 6 b3
B2c. 6 Nc3
B3. 5 Qb3 d5 6 cxd5 exd5
B4. 5 Nbd2 Bb7
B5. 5 Qa4 Be7
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30 games, 1963-2019 - Queen's Indian-Kasparov/Petrosian Var.-White win
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 b6 4 a3
A. 4...Bb7 5 Nc3
A1. 5...d5 6 cxd5
A2. 5...Ne4 6 Nxe4
B. 4...c5 5 d5 Ba6 6 Qc2
C. 4...Ba6 5 Qc2 Bb7 6 Nc3
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10 games, 1979-1988
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